The color characteristic of the room design is the most important factor in the aesthetic design of any interior. In fact, what colors prevail in the color concept of the house depends not only appearance walls, ceiling or floor, but also the mood of the people living here and their vital activity.

There are many options for color organization of the interior that are suitable for various design solutions in the design of premises. , But The concept of seasons is considered one of the best and most understandable concepts today.

Nature is a source of harmony in all its manifestations, therefore any colors and their combinations created by it are always pleasant to human perception. No other artificial color images affect people as strongly as natural ones.

It doesn’t matter what time of year it is - the colors of winter or summer are as harmonious and life-affirming as the colors of spring or autumn. Moreover, the shades of different seasons always match each other. With each passing season, only the main dominant color changes. In spring, yellow comes to the fore, summer and winter are the time for blue shades, and autumn picks up a palette with red colors.

Different colors can evoke different feelings and emotional experiences in a person. All kinds of red and yellow shades are associated with warmth and comfort, while blue is perceived as cool and refreshing. Therefore, it is generally accepted that winter and summer are the seasons of cool colors, and autumn and spring are the seasons of warm colors.

Each season is expressed through all the colors inherent in nature, with only a small highlight of one shade, which is dominant during one season. Spring and autumn, endowed with the colorful beauty of warm tones, combine with each other in all color images. The same unity is inherent in winter and summer, with their characteristic cold shades. For this reason, any autumn shades are combined with spring ones, and any winter shades are combined with summer ones.

But You should not mix the colors of autumn-spring and winter-summer that are opposite in their emotional content– this will definitely lead to disharmony.

Spring interior

The main colors of spring are imbued with warmth. They are very light, almost weightless, and always leave a joyful feeling of a surge of strength in anticipation of a wonderful rebirth. This time of year is expressed in the dominance of the yellow tint.

In relation to room design, spring mood can be embodied in golden yellow, apricot or linden green floors and walls. They should definitely be emphasized and enlivened with splashes of cornflower blue, sky blue, coral or lilac flowers. This combination is like the first flowers in the rays of a strengthened spring sun. Complete the overall picture with May greens combined with warm light brown. A universal neutral gray or granite shade would not go amiss. In addition, bring the beauty and expressiveness of yellow metals into the design, which will enhance the overall harmony. And emphasize the joyful and bright mood with light flowing fabrics such as silk or veil.

Summer interior

What is summer, and what images is this time of year most often associated with? Most people have the same idea: it's hot sunny days spent near the seashore, lake or fast river. The earth is floating in the distance, and the horizon seems to twitch with a light haze. And all around there is water refreshing the body, splashes are flying, laughter is heard. The main color of hot summer is a refreshing blue, from a muted shade of sea wave to the pronounced dark reflection of a spring river.

Want to give your room a summer feel? Then use the same tones to decorate the walls and ceiling of the room. Blue can be complemented with silver or milky white. Express summer with mint green, silver yellow and flint beige floors. Decorate the picture with raspberry, white metals and anthracite. And finally, highlight the overall ambiance with curtains made of satin or tulle.

Autumn interior

Autumn colors are rightfully considered the warmest and most homely.. They are very bright and rich, like impressions of a bygone summer. But at the same time discreet and cozy, in anticipation cold winter. The entire autumn palette is woven together with the prevailing red color at this time.

To embody this time of year in the interior, give the ceiling and walls red-brown, coffee or light peach shades. Best for flooring and furniture suitable color rust or warm mahogany. Autumn allows for contrasting combinations of blue and orange, as well as purple and green. Red metals will look great against the general background. Fabrics should be thick and cozy, like velvet, gabardine or linen. Exotic inclusions and oriental national ornaments are well suited.

Winter interior

Winter is a time of bright contrasts. Against the background of dazzling white snow, here and there the dark outlines of bare trees are visible; under a snow-covered roof stands a gray village house, dark gray smoke billows from the chimney, rising to the bright blue clear frosty sky. The main colors of winter are always frosty-cold, dazzlingly bright and pure. Two opposite colors dominate at this time of year: white and black.

In the interior, be sure to pay due attention to these shades. The walls and ceiling can be decorated in white-sand color, and the floor can be gray-beige or gray-blue. Emphasize black and white contrasts with bright red, yellow, pine or expressive blue. Black and silver metals work well, as do cool, shiny fabrics like satin and satin.

Each season is beautiful and unique in its own way. But, how in winter you want at least a little spring sun or summer greenery. In summer, on the contrary, many people dream of frosty, creaking snow under their feet. The concept of reflecting the seasons in the interior can smooth over such contradictions and become an outlet that will always take boredom and despondency away from you. By transferring the natural charm of different seasons into the interior design of a house or apartment, everyone can extend their favorite season for as long as they wish.

The appearance of nature is unique and varied; even an ordinary tree in the garden or a small bush changes in color at different times of the year. Just as each season has strictly defined colors, a woman will suit a certain color in clothes for each season; she just needs to subtly choose the right nuance. Nature, like all women in the seasons of the most different temperaments, is beautiful and unpredictable, capricious and affectionate.

Spring

Spring is the time of year when all nature comes to life, awakens after a long winter hibernation, is washed by long rains and is flooded with bright sunshine. All nature rejoices, it seems as if the blades of grass and leaves are smiling at the gentle rays of the spring sun, and the branches stretch higher to the sky itself. That is why spring appears to us in pink and bright shades of blooming flowers, blooming lilacs with the addition of green pastel tones, because by May the first green grass appears.

The colors in spring are bright and energetic, like the rays of the sun, catchy and invigorating, like streams of melt water sparkling in the rays. These can be rich primary colors of the rainbow and soft contrast.

Summer

Summer is the warmest time of the year, it is during this period that plants grow the most, and all nature is in constant motion. The whole living and plant world seems to be busy important matters, here an ant is pulling a straw, and here a bumblebee has climbed into the very center of a flower, and the blades of grass are whispering to each other from the light blow of a warm wind. The color of summer is green. The most saturated, soft and pleasant color, therefore, in nature in the forest, the thick green leaves of trees calm, give lightness, relaxation and enjoyment of enchanting beauty. Summer also has the color blue. This is the color of the sky, water, and in the long twilight evenings, also the night sky.

Colors in summer are calm, slightly muted tones with light shades of blue, just as the vibrant colors of fragrant gardens harmonize closely with the blue shades of the sky. In this case, the colors can be clouded with haze without sharp contrasts.

Autumn

Autumn is a thoughtful time, when the plant world slows down its growth rate, all nature is tired, and begins a long preparation for winter sleep. Birds stop singing and increasingly gather in flocks to leave their native lands for a short time in search of warmth, and the trees are covered from the top with gold and begin their mysterious dance of shedding leaves. This is how the leaves begin to fall, autumn time, which is called golden autumn. Here are the pastel colors of autumn, calm, like nature itself at this time of year. The predominant colors are yellow, golden, like falling leaves in the sun, and quiet brown. And closer to November, when the weather becomes increasingly gloomy, muted gray tones. Closer and closer, nature is preparing for the cold, winds and is frozen in anticipation of snow.

Autumn colors are rich and variegated, a combination of the deepest colors. The colors during this period are muted and thoughtful, like nature itself in the fall, motley and soft, close to the romantic mood of walks through the autumn forest.

Winter

So winter comes, dresses the trees in white coats, covers the fields with snow-white sheets, covers the park benches with white fluff, and when the severe frosts hit, winter will draw painted patterns on the glass. Winter is a white beauty with a stern character, but with a mysterious soul. After all, winter also means waiting for the New Year holiday. It seems cold, it’s harsh to be outside, you can’t stand for a long time, your nose immediately turns red, and your mood becomes cheerful and cheerful and you just want to ride a sled, build a snowman, and indulge in snowballs.

The colors of winter are cold and crystal clear, transparent like ice, bright like snow in the frosty sun and contrasting like blue sky on a white background. A good combination of clean and light contrasts with cold, icy notes.

The theory of seasons or how to choose a color for a painting

I tell children about this during batik classes.

When a person picks up a brush without much experience in painting, he has a question. “What color should I paint it?” And it doesn’t matter if it’s an adult or a child, stereotypes come into play:

• The sky is blue


• Flowers red, yellow or blue


• The grass is green.

How to tell children (and adults are the same children, only more) about color in an interesting way, so that there is something to argue about and immediately involve the entire audience in the discussion?

At first I tried to talk about color wheel, that it was invented by Isaac Newton, in the early 1700s, that there are colors

• Chromatic and Achromatic


• Warm and cold


• Basic and additional


• Each stroke should contain three colors, the color of the subject, the color of the gamma, and the color of the light.

At this moment, the children put their brushes back and begin to go about their business. Adults try to think about it and not yawn as much as possible.

Then I changed tactics. I practically abolished the terminology in the end

My classes should be interesting!

And I started telling it like this:

• Each painting has its own color harmony.


• Most best teacher- the colorist is nature itself.


• The color appearance of nature changes with the seasons.


• There are always seven primary colors and they remain unchanged, but their shades change.

American colorists K. Jackson and G. Watterman gave the world the Color Theory “Seasons”. That is, you don’t need to invent anything, you can just look around and note, remember what nature looks like at one time or another of the year.

Here it is the entire color palette of Spring Summer Autumn Winter. Please note that in the table for each season, all colors are harmoniously combined with each other. But, nevertheless, each season has its own color palette.

At this moment I show different slides.

And we are vigorously discussing what color criteria can be used to determine the time of year in a picture.

So, Spring!

The main color of spring is yellow.

It is present in almost all shades, which is why these colors seem so cheerful to us. This is a real kaleidoscope bright colors, especially in the midst of spring, when everything is in bloom. The trees are decorated with white and pink flowers. Red, yellow, orange tulips; purple lilac; egg-yellow primrose and dandelions; the green-yellow green of the grass and the first sticky leaves on the trees - all this under the clear, transparent blue of the spring sky. Joyful, light, luminous colors are typical of spring nature. Typically these paints are used in children's themes.

The main color of summer is blue. In summer the sky lets through sun rays through its own kind of blue filter, and this makes it seem to us that everything around is as if dusty. The blinding summer sun seems to cast a smoky veil over all the splendor of summer colors. Therefore, the color mood of this time of year is pastel-ash, muted, as if burnt out tones.

The main color of autumn is red. Naturally, the colors of the harvest are typical for this time of year: orange mushrooms, red apples, golden onions, etc. In “crimson and gold clad forests,” gardens and parks... The colors of autumn are warm, rich, earthy, heavy.
The dominant color is red. This is because red rays predominate in the solar spectrum in autumn, under which everything in nature ripens faster.

Of course, when we talk about winter, we immediately imagine white. This is the main color that dominates the winter landscape across most of the Earth. Plus black and brown trees, contrasting against the background of white snowdrifts. In winter, nature has a small palette, but, nevertheless, those colors that remain look very bright on a white background: the redness of rowan trees, the greenness of pine needles, orange sunsets, the icy blue of the sky... Winter colors are cold to the point of icy, but piercingly clear, radiant .
The main color is cool blue.

The fundamental pattern is that in each season all colors are found, but with their own characteristic shade.

If you look closely at stones, leaves, soil or tree bark, you will find that you will not find smooth surfaces of uniform color; everything in nature has a corrugated, grainy, rounded, or uneven surface. Therefore, in nature it does not occur in a homogeneous, uniform color. In nature you will not find two identical shades. At the same time, it’s the subtle nuances that seem most pleasant to us.

At first, the Color Chart will help us in the variety of colors, and then the bolder we are, the more we rely on our intuition, the more we trust ourselves, our inner artist, the more interesting and original our paintings will turn out.

I wish you all good luck and a creative mood!

When creating our own style, we often act intuitively, trusting the sensations of “whether it works or not.” Acting “for sure” is the prerogative of stylists. After all, in their work they use the key teachings of the global fashion industry. The Theory of Seasons or Seasonal Theory is one of them. Once you know its aspects, you will never again commit “stupidity” by changing your hair color to “aging” black or wearing a “vulgar” peach jumpsuit on a date. Only ideal combinations of colors and shades. A little “science” and you will be perfect!

Seasonal theory is a unique color palette that suits a specific group of people. It is based on the fact that all people, based on hair color, skin tone and iris of the eyes, are divided into color types corresponding to the seasons.

The change of seasons in nature occurs with a transition of shades from cold to warm and in the opposite direction. So, warm colors correspond to autumn and spring, and cold ones correspond to winter and summer.

Depending on what color type the fashionista belongs to, you can choose the colors that will decorate her. With the skillful use of color theory, you can visually correct wrinkles and skin defects, highlighting the radiance of your eyes and the seductiveness of your lips.

We will start our review of color types with the spring type.

Spring color type

Imagine an early spring morning. The warm rays of the sun caress the soft green leaves on the trees, and the first plants on the lawns and fields are washed with crystal clear dew. Before us is the wide splendor of primroses. The surrounding colors are clean, light, and delicate. They are the ones that are best suited for girls of spring color type. But what does the spring fashionista look like?

Light translucent pink or peach skin, wheat, ash or blond curls, blue or green the eye is a spring girl. Her eyebrows and eyelashes are often identical to her hair color or one or two shades darker than it. But every rule has its exceptions.

You can meet a spring girl in a slightly different guise. Light brown eyes and warm red hair can also indicate spring. True, on one condition, if the color of the eyes and hair have a warm shade and do not contrast with the skin tone, gently complementing it.

There are a lot of “springs” among celebrities. These are Diana Princess of Wales, Cameron Diaz, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, Britney Spears and Anna Kournikova. In creating your own style, you can take inspiration from them, or you can learn how to successfully present your own appearance on your own.

Color palette for spring color type

Representatives of the spring color type will look especially attractive in wardrobe items of delicate, natural and natural shades. Experiments are possible, but not in favor of flashy colors and deep contrasts. The ideal color scheme is green, yellow, orange, blue and red with warm notes. Visually, a warm nuance can be imagined as a color scheme through which the radiant spring sun peeks through.

Briefly about the main thing:

With an orange and yellow color palette, you can decorate with caramel, yellow-green, rich peach, yellow-orange, apricot, coral or yellow-pink.

The red color scheme will look good in all warming shades of pink. They will look great and light shades brown. It is better to exclude dazzling white from your palette, preferring mixed tones - color eggshells, ivory or creamy white.

From blue color range you can choose lilac, cornflower blue, blue, aquamarine, azure and light blue. But it is better to leave dark colors for representatives of a different color type, or at least not to use them in wardrobe items that are close to the face - blouses, sweaters, tunics, blouses.

Spring color type image

The image of a spring fashionista is built on three pillars - harmony, naturalness and tenderness. The energy of the spring color type can be visualized using shape, lines and color. Creating fashionable images, try to include the following aspects as much as possible:

Simple outfits without fancy details
- straight lines and triangular shape
- three or more colors in one outfit
- feminine and masculine at the same time

Pay attention to monochrome clothes, let them be presented in the following textures - linen, cotton, velvet, suede and knitwear. If your soul requires a print, rely on unobtrusive patterns - Venetian glass, specks, small flowers or laconic geometry. You can try a “marine” pattern - alternating white and black lines. But it’s better to forget about the elaborate print of an impressive size.

Jewelry and accessories

A spring fashionista can safely use all the colors and shades of her palette in accessories. When choosing jewelry, follow the rule - gold is more preferable than silver. Jewelry with warm notes is also good.

Precious and semi-precious stones with a soft sunny tint: yellow topaz, warm corals, sunny amber and sky blue. All decorations should be neat, elegant, even openwork. Massiveness should be avoided.

Basic colors for handbags, shoes and gloves are beige, light and golden brown. Black shoes are not recommended, but are acceptable.

As for the color of the frames of the glasses, the ideal solution is golden-yellow metal, but dark shades best avoided.

Hairstyle and makeup for girls of spring color type

A girl of spring color type gives the impression of a rather romantic, even somewhat fragile nature. Therefore, aggressive hairstyles with radical backcombing, like short haircuts sports plan, not the best choice for her. They will look much more organic soft curls, straight loose hair, small curls.

If you want to change natural color hair, you should choose paints from a warm palette - golden tones with reddish tints. It is possible to lighten individual strands.

Shades of brown and green shades, blue and turquoise tones, and a palette of delicate green colors will look great on a spring fashionista.

IN daytime makeup use pastels more - cream, golden or beige, and in the evening - practice more saturated colors - lemon, lilac, purple.

When focusing on your lips, use warm lipsticks pink shades. Coral, golden and honey-brown tones will also add freshness to your face. The darker your hair, the richer the lipstick color you can afford.

It is better to exclude liquid eyeliner and black mascara from makeup so that the image does not turn out to be “doll-like.” As an alternative, use a blue or brown pencil that is the same color as your mascara.

To be continued

Be irresistible!

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Theory "Seasons"

The “Seasons” color theory was invented by American colorists K. Jackson and G. Watterman, who, while studying the works of old master artists, noticed how integral and harmonious their canvases were. Since in former times artists painted only from life and tried to convey the colors of nature absolutely accurately, no matter how long a person looked at these paintings, his eyes did not get tired, but rather rested. And this despite the huge variety of bright colors present on the canvas. Based on this experience and the experience of modern specialists, Jackson and Watterman revealed the “Seasons” theory to the world.

According to this theory, color combinations are proposed to be created based on the natural consonance of colors according to the seasons. After all, no matter how the appearance of nature changes, all the same, at any moment in time, all the colors of nature are harmonious with each other. By observing nature you can see how colors combine with each other. The change in colors over the seasons is explained by the fact that in the solar spectrum at each time of the year one of the three primary colors predominates - red, yellow or blue.

Each season has all the colors, but with certain characteristic shades. In spring and autumn, warm tones predominate in colors. The dominant color of spring is yellow, and it gives all the colors of spring the corresponding undertone. Spring nature is characterized by joyful, luminous colors. The dominant color of autumn is red, and it is this color that gives the colors their richness. Autumn colors are warm and rich. Spring colors differ from autumn ones in that they are lighter and more tender. Autumn colors are earthy and heavy.

In summer and winter, natural colors are dominated by cool tones. The main color that characterizes summer is blue. Although it would seem that summer should be the brightest in terms of the number and richness of colors, the abundance of light “eats the color.” The summer sun seems to cast a blue, smoky veil over the magnificent summer colors. The winter color palette is not as diverse as the summer one, but the winter colors look very bright. The main color of winter is cold blue. While the cool colors of summer look slightly faded, the colors of winter sound piercingly clear.

Each color can be very diverse in tones and shades, so you can easily find it for every season suitable shades the desired color. The main thing to remember is which shades prevail in each season. Spring – warm and light; summer – cold, slightly dusty; autumn – warm and rich; winter – cold and bright.

Examples of color shades for each season

Spring colors in the interior create a light, joyful mood. Basic tones are soft and warm. Revitalizing accents should be like the first flowers - delicate and pure. Fabrics for spring interiors are chosen to be smooth, thin, and easy to drape. Finishing materials should have a fine structure and be matte or with only a slight sheen. Wood with a yellowish or slightly reddish tint to brown is recommended, such as softwood. Thin weaving made from light twigs is also suitable. Metals in a spring interior should have a golden tint, and stone surfaces should be fine-grained in warm tones.

Summer colors give the interior elegance and coolness. The fabrics used are smooth, such as silk, satin, velor or fine linen. Finishing materials for summer interiors are suggested with slightly structured textures or polished. The wood used is light yellow, white or with an olive tint. The metals are silvery with a discreet surface shine. Stone for a summer interior is chosen with thin veins in all cool shades.

The warm, rich colors of autumn give the interior a charmingly cozy look. For autumn interior We recommend coarse fabrics, soft fabrics with a relief structure, for example, calico, gabardine, cotton, velvet and all bouclé fabrics. Finishing materials should have a structure close to natural or matte polished. Embossed wallpaper, rough plaster and wood paneling emphasize the coziness of the autumn interior. Wood is recommended with a reddish tint or dark natural tones. Metals suitable for autumn include brass, copper and bronze with a loose surface. “Autumn” stones are coarse-grained, soil-warm or reddish-brown.

“Winter” interiors are characterized by harsh contrasting combinations. Clear and pure colors enliven the interior, making it dynamic and stylish. The power of winter colors is so expressive that almost all materials can be used for the interior. The “winter” effect can enhance the shine of the surface. Natural wood is not suitable for “winter” interiors; if it is used, then only very dark, reddish or olive tones. Metal and stone in the interior should be silvery, cool shades.

Advantages and disadvantages of using the theory of seasons

The huge advantage of the theory of seasons is that, based on it, we can use an infinitely large number of colors in the interior, the main thing is that they belong to the same color season. The disadvantage of this theory again follows from its advantages. Not everyone has such a developed color sense to clearly determine to what time of year the selected shade of color may belong.

To find color scheme At home, based on the theory of the seasons, you need to determine those colors that belong to the season in which you want to decorate your interior. To do this, you need to delve into books and find color tables for the seasons. Of course, you can also use the Internet; color tables can also be found there. But since the color rendering of all monitors is different, you are unlikely to see true colors on your monitor screen unless you have a professionally calibrated monitor.

In addition, the colors of one season will not necessarily combine perfectly with each other. After all, colors can change quite significantly in each season. Early spring doesn't look like late spring at all, and the shades early summer differ from the shades of mature summer. Therefore, you need to be quite observant and have a well-developed color sense, so as not to make a mistake in choosing a color scheme according to the theory of the seasons.